A dog's nose!

The amazing ability of a dog's nose is becoming recognised more and more.

We have all seen dogs at airports checking luggage for food, drugs, and other prohibited items; they are used in search and rescue, for finding survivors in avalanches and in disaster areas; they check the mail arriving in the country; and it's thought they can sense the presence of some diseases in patients: the list goes on!!

While our own pet dogs are not trained to this high level, it is possible to have a lot of fun developing your dog's abilities through tracking (where a track is laid by one person and then after a period of time the dog follows that track finding various articles on the way, and a special article that the dog enjoys is found at the end of the track) or alternatively through nosework. This is where the dog uses its nose to seek out various specified scents in a room, a car, or even in a whole building.

We will be running short courses to show you how to help your dog develop his natural ability, and in doing so you and your dog will both have fun and enhance your relationship!